Marching band is a sport.

From hot summer days to early mornings, band students wake up the same time as football players for practice. A sport by definition is "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment." according to google. Marching band requires not only physical exertion, but coordination too. Bands practice tons of hours to memorize music, and field shows. Band is also a sport because it involves competition, you sit across from the opposite team you're automatically engaging in competition with them. Much like the football players the bands battle it out in a battle of sound. Not to mention everyone cant play an instrument. Playing the proper notes and pitches all to sound good, plus a field show require extreme amounts of concentration just like any other sport.